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    Catherine Herridge reports from Washington, D.C.

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There's other news now who would get to -- quickly there are new concerns the US failed to secure sensitive documents left behind.

After the deadly attack in the American Consulate in Ben Ghazi Libya.

This comes now -- the Obama administration is facing serious questions about its handling of intelligence and security before that.

On 9/11 Catherine Herridge more on this now live in Washington what are we learning about the witnesses there.

Well thank you bill -- good morning a letter from the house government oversight committees asking the State Department to provide at least two witnesses.

For the hearing a security lapses next week including State Department regional security officer Eric Norstrom who is stationed in Libya from September last year until June 2012.

The committee led by Republican Darrell -- so with ranking a ranking member.

As well as Elijah Cummings was briefed by Norstrom who confirmed thirteen threats against the US consulate in six months before the attack.

And that the mission was repeatedly asking for extra security with claims that American security was cut to increase the reliance on local Libyan security.

Also this notice will be published today by the State Department about its internal investigation into the attack dollars and accountability review board or AA RB it reads in part.

The board will submit its conclusions and recommendations to Secretary Clinton within sixty days of its first meeting unless the -- -- -- need for additional terms.

Instead time rather in simple terms that means there's no legal limit on the investigation.

Our time there rather or deadline.

So we should not expect anything before the election.

So we but we have also this report and Catherine about sensitive documents found that the consulate this late in the game.

Well more than three weeks after the attack the consulate -- -- guys he is still not secure and according to the Washington Post.

Who's had a reporter on the grant -- -- sensitive documents.

Including the ambassadors itinerary personnel files and records outlining efforts to round -- -- weapons could be found in plain sight.

We reported a week ago according to a former regional security officer for the State Department.

The consulate did not appear to fit the required physical security standards for posting in a high risk for terrorism or civil unrest area.

The enhanced security during an assault.

Is designed to give the ambassador and his team an hour it sometimes called the golden hour where they can burn classified documents.

And they can call in energy and emergency evacuation.

And what is clear from the reporting by that newspaper on the ground is that none of that happened and I would argue that there was a waiver side here in Washington DC.

I'm told excellence he -- in the State Department.

To allow the ambassador to operate at that consulate.

Given that the physical security was not meeting these drugs prescribed standards -- Catherine Herridge thank you more when we get -- OK thank you McConnell.

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